This bat is recorded in dry forests of western Madagascar. It roosts in caves and feeds on insects including moths and beetles.
The coat varies through grey, greyish brown and dull brown, with the back slightly darker than the underside. Wing membranes are dark brown; ears and noseleaf are pale grey to greyish brown.
It roosts in natural caves. Faecal studies found moths, beetles and other insects, with proportions changing between seasons.
A 2009 taxonomic revision records a 44.4 mm forearm for the examined specimen listed under the earlier combination Triaenops furculus.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.